"in illustrations of animals in books for children. Condé illustrated the ""Hollow Tree"" books of Albert Bigelow Paine and some of Joel Chandler Harris's ""Uncle Remus"" stories, as well as books by Martha Strudwick Young and ""Aesop's Fables"". Like some other illustrators of the day, Condé attempted to show animals as if drawn from life, though he also followed the 'humanizing' line of traditional animal fables and usually clothed his animal characters in trousers and coat or shirt, and sometimes shoes as well. From June to October 1906, the McClure Syndicate ran a Sunday color comic strip entitled ""Brer Rabbit"""
"The Adventures of Brer Rabbit The Adventures of Brer Rabbit is a book, a play, and a film inspired by the Uncle Remus stories. The central character's actual name is Br'er Rabbit (short for Brother Rabbit), but in the title ""Br'er"" is simplified as ""Brer"". The book's full title is """" and was written by Julius Lester, and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. Lester received the Coretta Scott King Award in 1988 for this work. A one-act play entitled ""The Adventures of Brer Rabbit"" was written by Gayle Cornelison. The play was first performed in 1977 at the California Theatre Center"
"Roger Rabbit Roger Rabbit is a fictional animated anthropomorphic rabbit character. The character first appeared in author Gary K. Wolf's 1981 novel, ""Who Censored Roger Rabbit?"" In the book, Roger is a second-banana in popular comic strip, ""Baby Herman"". Roger hires private detective Eddie Valiant to investigate why his employers, the DeGreasy Brothers, have reneged on their promise to give Roger his own strip. When Roger is found murdered in his home, Valiant sets out to look for the killer, with the help of Roger's ""dopple"" (in the book, comic characters can construct physical copies of themselves using their minds"
"The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a British children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns home to his mother, who puts him to bed after dosing him with tea. The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, son of Potter's former governess Annie Carter Moore, in 1893. It was revised and privately printed by Potter in 1901 after several publishers' rejections, but was printed in a trade edition by Frederick Warne &"
"Many of Blyton's series, including Noddy and The Famous Five, continued to be successful in the 1960s; by 1962, 26 million copies of Noddy had been sold. Blyton concluded several of her long-running series in 1963, publishing the last books of The Famous Five (""Five Are Together Again"") and The Secret Seven (""Fun for the Secret Seven""); she also produced three more Brer Rabbit books with the illustrator Grace Lodge: ""Brer Rabbit Again"", ""Brer Rabbit Book"", and ""Brer Rabbit's a Rascal"". In 1962 many of her books were among the first to be published by Armada Books in paperback, making"
"The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit is a children’s book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in December 1906. The book tells of a bad little rabbit who is fired upon by a hunter and loses his tail and whiskers. The book was intended for babies and very young children, and was originally published on a strip of paper that folded into a wallet and was tied with a ribbon. The format was unpopular with booksellers, and eventually reprinted in the standard small book"
"The Velveteen Rabbit The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real) is a British children's book written by Margery Williams (also known as Margery Williams Bianco) and illustrated by William Nicholson. It chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit's desire to become real through the love of his owner. The book was first published in 1922 and has been republished many times since. ""The Velveteen Rabbit"" was Williams's first children's book. It has been awarded the IRA/CBC Children's Choice award. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its ""Teachers' Top 100 Books"
"The Rabbits Who Caused All the Trouble ""The Rabbits who caused all the Trouble"" is a short modern fable written by James Thurber. It first appeared in ""The New Yorker"" on August 26, 1939; and was first collected in his book ""Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated"" (Harper and Brothers, 1940). The fable has since been reprinted in ""The Thurber Carnival"" (Harper and Brothers, 1945), ""James Thurber: Writings and Drawings"" (The Library of America, 1996, ), ""The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales"", and other publications. The story is often used in classes that teach English as a"
"in the Brer Rabbit Tar Baby story (e.g., rabbit needing to be taught a lesson, punches and head butting the rabbit does, the stuck rabbit being swung around and around) are reminiscent of those found in a Zimbabwe-Botswana folktale. Folklorists in the late 19th century first documented evidence that the American versions of the stories originated among enslaved West Africans based on connections between Br'er Rabbit and ""Leuk"", a rabbit trickster in Senegalese folklore. The stories of Br'er Rabbit were written down by Robert Roosevelt, an uncle of US President Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt wrote in his autobiography about his"
"for services to children's literature and Holocaust education. In 2013, Britain's first bilingual state school in English and German, the in Herne Hill, south London, was named after her. Judith Kerr Judith Kerr, OBE (surname pronounced ; born 14 June 1923) is a British writer and illustrator. She has created both enduring picture books such as the ""Mog"" series and ""The Tiger Who Came to Tea"" and acclaimed novels for older children such as the semi-autobiographical ""When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit"", which gave a child's-eye view of the Second World War. Born in Germany, of Jewish background, she came to"
"The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep: A New Way Of Getting Children To Sleep () is a 2011 children's book written by Swedish author, psychologist and academic Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin and illustrated by Irina Maununen. As its subtitle notes, the book is intended as a form of sleep induction. It uses standard hypnosis techniques to get children to relax; it differs from most children's books in that among the text to be read there are also instructions on how to read the text out loud, including the placement of deliberate yawns. The"
"the Elephant. The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep: A New Way Of Getting Children To Sleep () is a 2011 children's book written by Swedish author, psychologist and academic Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin and illustrated by Irina Maununen. As its subtitle notes, the book is intended as a form of sleep induction. It uses standard hypnosis techniques to get children to relax; it differs from most children's books in that among the text to be read there are also instructions on how to read the text out loud, including the placement of deliberate"
"Peter Rabbit (film) Peter Rabbit is a 2018 American live-action/computer-animated comedy film directed by Will Gluck and written by Rob Lieber and Gluck, based on the stories of Peter Rabbit created by Beatrix Potter. The film stars the voice of James Corden as the title character, with Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, Sam Neill, Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki, and Margot Robbie also starring. The film was released on February 9, 2018, and grossed $351 million worldwide. A sequel is set to be released on February 7, 2020. In England's Lake District, Peter Rabbit, his cousin Benjamin Bunny, and Peter's triplet sisters"
"Out of the Hitler Time Out of the Hitler Time is a trilogy of semi-autobiographical children's novels by Judith Kerr. When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit is a semi-autobiographical novel of a young Jewish girl and her family escaping the Nazis and the journey they experience. The family escaped through Switzerland, spent some time in Paris, before finally arriving in England in 1936. It is based upon the early life of the author whose Jewish father, noted drama critic, journalist and screenwriter Alfred Kerr, was wanted by the Nazis. Kerr's family also fled their home in Berlin via Switzerland to escape"
"children."" ""Publishers Weekly"" called it a ""straightforward retelling"" and wrote ""McDermott's gouache illustrations in brilliant hues of fuchsia, green and orange recall the color and geometric lines of West African textiles."" Zomo The Rabbit: A Trickster Tale From West Africa Zomo The Rabbit is a 1992 book by Gerald McDermott based on a Nigerian folktale that explains why the rabbit runs so fast from other animals. ""BookList""', in a starred review of ""Zomo the Rabbit"", wrote ""Wildly exuberant, full of slapstick and mischief, this version of an enduring Nigerian trickster tale is a storyteller's delight."" and ""School Library Journal"" wrote"
"""Peter Rabbit"" film. He proposed his idea of a feature-length film to Beatrix Potter, but she refused and did not give him the rights. Peter Rabbit appears in the 1971 ballet film, ""The Tales of Beatrix Potter"". He also was featured in HBO's 1991 ""Storybook Musical"" adaptation of ""The Tale of Peter Rabbit"", narrated by Carol Burnett. Several of the stories featuring Peter Rabbit were also animated for the 1992 BBC anthology series, ""The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends"" and two edutainment titles published by Mindscape ""The Adventures of Peter Rabbit & Benjamin Bunny"" in 1995 and ""Beatrix Potter:"
"co-exist. The series begins with the novel ""Who Censored Roger Rabbit?"" (1981), which was the basis of the film ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"" (1988). The series continued with ""Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?"" in 1991 and ""Who Wacked Roger Rabbit?"" in 2013; these two books were non-canonical to the original book, and had more in common with the hit Disney movie. Wolf filed a lawsuit in 2001 against The Walt Disney Company. Wolf claimed he was owed royalties based on the value of ""gross receipts"" and merchandising sales. In 2002, the trial court in the case ruled that these only referred"
"Peter Rabbit Peter Rabbit is a fictional animal character in various children's stories by Beatrix Potter. He first appeared in ""The Tale of Peter Rabbit"" in 1902 and subsequently in five more books between 1904 and 1912. Spinoff merchandise includes dishes, wallpaper, and dolls. He appears as a character in a number of adaptations. The rabbits in Potter's stories are anthropomorphic and wear human clothes: Peter wears a jacket and shoes. Peter, his widowed mother, Mrs. Josephine Rabbit, as well as his sisters, Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail live in a rabbit hole that has a human kitchen, human furniture, as"
"Beatrix Potter Helen Beatrix Potter (British English , North American English also , 28 July 186622 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as those in ""The Tale of Peter Rabbit"". Born into an upper-class household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets and spent holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developing a love of landscape, flora, and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Though Potter was typical of women of her generation in"
"Judith Kerr Judith Kerr, OBE (surname pronounced ; born 14 June 1923) is a British writer and illustrator. She has created both enduring picture books such as the ""Mog"" series and ""The Tiger Who Came to Tea"" and acclaimed novels for older children such as the semi-autobiographical ""When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit"", which gave a child's-eye view of the Second World War. Born in Germany, of Jewish background, she came to Britain with her family in 1933 amid the rise of the Nazis. Kerr was born in Berlin, the daughter of Alfred Kerr (1867–1948), a German-Jewish theatre critic who had"
"Who Censored Roger Rabbit? Who Censored Roger Rabbit? is a mystery novel written by Gary K. Wolf in 1981. It was later adapted by Disney and Amblin Entertainment into the critically acclaimed 1988 film ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"". Eddie Valiant is a hardboiled private eye, and Roger Rabbit is a second banana comic strip character. The rabbit hires Valiant to find out why his employers, the DeGreasy Brothers (Rocco and Dominic) who are owners of a cartoon syndicate, have reneged on a promise to give Roger his own strip and potentially sell his contract to a mystery buyer. Evidence shows"
"Br'er Rabbit Br'er Rabbit (Brother Rabbit), also spelled Bre'r Rabbit or Brer Rabbit or Bruh Rabbit, is a central figure as Uncle Remus tells stories of the Southern United States. Br'er Rabbit is a trickster who succeeds by his wits rather than by brawn, provoking authority figures and bending social mores as he sees fit. The Walt Disney Company later adapted this character for its 1946 animated motion picture ""Song of the South"". In one tale, Br'er Fox constructs a doll out of a lump of tar and dresses it with some clothes. When Br'er Rabbit comes along he addresses"
"reconciliation after the Reconstruction era. As Joel Chandler Harris, fiction writer and folklorist, he wrote many 'Brer Rabbit' stories from the African-American oral tradition and helped to revolutionize literature in the process. Joel Chandler Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia in 1848 to Mary Ann Harris, an Irish immigrant. His father, whose identity remains unknown, abandoned Mary Ann and the infant shortly after his birth. The parents had never married; the boy was named Joel after his mother's attending physician, Dr. Joel Branham. Chandler was the name of his mother's uncle. Harris remained self-conscious of his illegitimate birth throughout his"
"publishing a series of essays in ""Harper's Monthly"" under the pseudonym Peter Rabbit; told from the point of view of the ""author"", the essays commented upon the human condition, animal intelligence, and the controversy first begun by Burroughs two years prior. The essays were published a year later in a collection titled ""Brier-Patch Philosophy"". This book included the dedication: ""To those who have found Their Own World to be something of a Brier-Patch the Rabbit Dedicates his little book of Cheerful Philosophy."" Burroughs continued to publicly disagree with Long and his allies, and a number of his essays dedicated to"
"by Will Gluck, was released. Voice roles were played by James Corden, Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie, and Elizabeth Debicki, and live action roles played by Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne, and Sam Neill. The Tale of Peter Rabbit The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a British children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns home to his mother, who puts him to bed after dosing him with tea. The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, son of Potter's"
"Margery Williams Margery Williams Bianco (22 July 1881 in London, England – 4 September 1944 in New York City) was an English-American author, primarily of popular children's books. A professional writer since the age of nineteen, she achieved lasting fame at forty-one with the 1922 publication of the classic that is her best-known work, ""The Velveteen Rabbit"" (1922). She received the Newbery Honor. A native of London, Margery Winifred Williams was born to successful and accomplished parents. The second daughter of a noted barrister and a renowned classical scholar, she and her sister were encouraged by her father, whom she"
"but a carrot and a rabbit tail on the bench. The good rabbit then sees the bad rabbit running away without his whiskers and tail. ""The Tale of A Fierce Bad Rabbit"" was written for Louie Warne, the daughter of Potter's publisher, Harold Warne. The child thought Peter Rabbit much too well-behaved and wanted a story about a truly bad rabbit. Potter was experimenting with toy books at the time and ""A Fierce Bad Rabbit"" was published for Christmas 1906 in a panorama format of fourteen pictures and text printed from left to right on a long strip of paper"
"The Tale of Benjamin Bunny The Tale of Benjamin Bunny is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in September 1904. The book is a sequel to ""The Tale of Peter Rabbit"" (1902), and tells of Peter's return to Mr. McGregor's garden with his cousin Benjamin to retrieve the clothes he lost there during his previous adventure. In ""Benjamin Bunny"", Potter deepened the rabbit universe she created in ""Peter Rabbit"", and, in doing so, suggested the rabbit world was parallel to the human world but complete and sufficient unto itself."
"in the United States. Tar Baby is a story about a fox and a rabbit. The fox attempts to trick his arch enemy, the rabbit, by placing a doll made from tar in its path, which is the tar baby. After the rabbit gets stuck to the doll, he tricks the fox into helping him escape. Some people have said that the rabbit represents an African American slave who out thinks his master. Tar Baby (novel) Tar Baby is a novel by the American author, Toni Morrison, first published in 1981. The ""New York Times"" reviewer wrote of it: ""...Toni"
"The Rabbits' Wedding The Rabbits' Wedding is a children's picture book created and illustrated by American author and illustrator Garth Williams, who came to the fore as a writer after his success as an illustrator with ""Stuart Little"". ""The Rabbits' Wedding"" was published on April 30, 1958, and depicted the love affair and wedding of two bunnies, one white and one black. The following year it became the center of a controversy in the state of Alabama when Edward Oswell Eddins, State Senator from Marengo County, claimed the book was ""propaganda for integration and intermarriage"". Alabama's State Library Agency director,"
"Rabbit and Friends""and was released on July 28, 2018. Peter is voiced by child actress Sienna Adams. John Patrick released several preview clips of the film to YouTube. Peter Rabbit Peter Rabbit is a fictional animal character in various children's stories by Beatrix Potter. He first appeared in ""The Tale of Peter Rabbit"" in 1902 and subsequently in five more books between 1904 and 1912. Spinoff merchandise includes dishes, wallpaper, and dolls. He appears as a character in a number of adaptations. The rabbits in Potter's stories are anthropomorphic and wear human clothes: Peter wears a jacket and shoes. Peter,"
"The White Rabbit (book) The White Rabbit is a 1952 non-fiction book by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. Its title comes from a nickname of F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas. F. F. E. Yeo-Thomas was the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent, called by the Germans ""The White Rabbit"" of World War II. He was given responsibilities by the British government in Occupied and Vichy France because he had lived in France during the interwar years and was fluent in French. An assignment required Yeo-Thomas to be parachuted into France. Shortly after his arrival he was betrayed and captured by the Gestapo"
"The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit is a 1987 Children's book by Julius Lester and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. It is a retelling of the American Br'er Rabbit tales. ""Publishers Weekly"" in a review of ""The Tales of Uncle Remus"" wrote ""This collection is important as a way of introducing readers to the Harris tales; it also stands alone as a volume of wonderfully funny folktales. For many purists, though, it will not replace the original stories. Pinkney's drawings, both black-and-white and color, nicely combine realistic detail"